Music pool
Encyclopedia
A music pool or DJ pool is a regionalized and centralized method of music distribution that allows DJ
s to receive promotional music to play in nightclubs. The music industry sends its newest releases to the pool of DJs; in exchange, the pool provides feedback on each release as well as exposure in their clubs. The person who runs the pool is usually called the "pool director". Music pools originated as vinyl record pools in 1975 New York City
, evolved into CD
distribution networks, and later online music distribution between DJs (digital pools). A music pool may have a "brick and mortar" office or may be entirely virtualized.
, Steve D'Aquisto
and Vince Aletti
in 1975 in New York City
as a grassroots effort to design an efficient pipeline for swapping information between the music industry and working DJs. Largely used in the United States
, the promotional pool system has never really been established outside of that country.
The broad term "music pool" eventually arose, reflecting the advancing state of music distribution technology and the shrinking number of vinyl promotional releases, shifts that have caused pools to undergo major transformations in membership and in nature. The modern music pool may distribute music in any high-fidelity form, either physical (e.g. vinyl or CD) or virtual (MP3
and other digital formats).
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
s to receive promotional music to play in nightclubs. The music industry sends its newest releases to the pool of DJs; in exchange, the pool provides feedback on each release as well as exposure in their clubs. The person who runs the pool is usually called the "pool director". Music pools originated as vinyl record pools in 1975 New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, evolved into CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
distribution networks, and later online music distribution between DJs (digital pools). A music pool may have a "brick and mortar" office or may be entirely virtualized.
History
The concept of the record pool was started by David MancusoDavid Mancuso
David Mancuso created the popular "by invitation only" parties in New York City later known as "The Loft". The first party "Love Saves The Day" was in 1970...
, Steve D'Aquisto
Steve D'Aquisto
Steve D'Acquisto was an American disco dj and record producer.He started the concept of the record pool with David Mancuso and Vince Aletti in 1975 in New York City.He was also a collaborator of Arthur Russell...
and Vince Aletti
Vince Aletti
Vince Aletti is an American music journalist and photography critic.Vince Aletti was the first person to write about disco , writing a weekly column about disco for the music trade magazine Record World and reporting about early clubs like David Mancuso's Loft for The Village Voice in the late...
in 1975 in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
as a grassroots effort to design an efficient pipeline for swapping information between the music industry and working DJs. Largely used in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the promotional pool system has never really been established outside of that country.
The broad term "music pool" eventually arose, reflecting the advancing state of music distribution technology and the shrinking number of vinyl promotional releases, shifts that have caused pools to undergo major transformations in membership and in nature. The modern music pool may distribute music in any high-fidelity form, either physical (e.g. vinyl or CD) or virtual (MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
and other digital formats).
External links
- Recordpools.org A non-profit organization with information about record/music pools in the USA and Canada.
- DJRecordPool.com Another non-profit organization with information about record/music pools in the USA and Canada.